Clamp for hoops, bands, &amp;c.



YBATBNTED APR. 26, 1904.

W. P. RICE; 0mm FOR HOOPS", BANDS, a APPLICATION FILED JULY 28, 1903.

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' UNITED S'rrrrnsv Patented April 26, 1904:.

1.?ATENT WILLIAM P. RICE, or LOWELL, OHIO,

CLAMP FOR HOOPS. BANDS, 62.0.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters PatenENO. 758,385, dated April 26, 1904.

Application filed July 28, 1903.

To all whom it may concern):

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM P. RICE, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Lowell, in the county of Washington and State of Ohio, have invented a new and Improved Clamp for Hoops, Bands, and the Like, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to certain novel and useful means for clamping bands, hoops, or the like, and has particular application to an article of the class described which may be used in conjunction or connection with the hoops of barrels, tubs, and similar receptacles, and may be also employed as a band-tie for bales and similar large packages.

The principal object of the present invention is to provide a device of this character which may be readily and quickly applied to a tub, cask, or the like and may be adjusted to lit casks of varying circumference, so that the necessity of employing rivets or similar fastening means is obviated.

A further object of the invention is to provide a clamp or band-tie to which may be secured one end of a hoop, band, or the like, the opposite end being left free until it is desired to fasten the band to a cask, when such free end may be passed through an aperture inthe clamp and secured therein, as hereinafter described. v

I have also in view as an object the provision of a plate designed to fit under the clamp or tie and against the surface of a cask or the like, so that such plate will coyer the engaging points of the clamp, thereby making a smooth joint which will not catch or interfere with the hoop when the latter is driven down upon the receptacle to tighten the same.

With the above-recited objects and others of a similar nature in view the invention consists in the construction, combination, and arrangement of parts described in this specification, delineated in the accompanying drawings, and set forth in the appended claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is perpective view of a portion of Serial No. 167,315. a (No model.)

horizontal sectional view taken through a portion. of the receptacle and through my improved clamping-band, which is applied thereto, such view illustrating a slight modification in the arrangement of the parts of the clamp. Fig. 6 is a sectional view of a slightly-modified form of clamp particularly applicable to tying or securing cotton-bales, and Fig. 7 is a face view of the modified form' of clampingplate shown in Fig. .6.

Referring now to the accompanying draw ings in detail, the letter A designates a cask, bucket, or similar receptacle formed of staves which are adapted to be retained in position through the medium of a band or hoop, as shown at B, the ends Z) and Z) of said hoop beingd esigned to be jointed or connected through the medium of my improved clamp or bandtie, which I will now proceed to describe in detail. The main body portion of said clamp comprises a plate, designated as a whole by the numeral 5, said plate being slightly bent or curvedthat is to say, is of concavo-convex formand is of relatively greater width at its end' portions 6 7 than at its central portion 8, shoulders 9 9 and 10 10 being formed by the cut-away portions at the center of the plate on the longitudinal sides thereof. A slot llis formed in the enlargedend portion 6 of the plate, while asimilar slot 12 is formed in the opposite enlarged end 7 thereof, these slots being designed to permit the passage therethrough of the ends a 5 of the band B. From the body portion of the plate adjacent to the enlarged end 6 thereof are cuta plu- Y so that said end of the band will be permanently secured to the plate. This will cause the clamping-plate to be secured to the end of the band without danger of detachment therefrom, and when it is desired to bind the staves of the cask in position the band is placed around the same and the opposite or free end thereofin the present instance the end Z is passed through the slot 12 of the plate 5 and beneath the inwardly-extending teeth or tongues 14 14, cut from the body of the plate in a manner similar to the teeth 13 13, and by the blow of a hammer, mallet, or the like the aforesaid teeth 14: 14 may be driven inward through the end of the band, the latter being formed of material which is preferably softer than the material from which the plate of the clamp is formed, so that the teeth 1 14 of the plate may penetrate said band without danger of bending or breaking.

In order to prevent the teeth 13 13 and 14 14 from entering the sides of the cask or engaging therewith in such manner as to prevent the band from being moved downward upon the cask-body to tighten the same, I provide a plate 16, which for the purpose of convenience I shall designate as a bearing plate, and this plate is formed with flanges 17 17 designed to fit over the longitudinal portions of the main plate of the clamp, the end portions of the clamp bearing against the shoulders 9 9 and 10 10 of said main plate.

The aforesaid supplemental or bearing plate 16 is provided with an approximately U- shaped cut-away portion 18, "and the end of the extending end of the band after passing through the slot in the plate lies next to the cask in the slot portion 18, as clearly seen in Figs. 2 and 3.

In Figs. 6 and 7 I have shown a slightlymodified form of tie-clamp, the latter being especially designed for use in securing tiebands of bales of cotton and the like. In this instance the teeth 19 19 of the plate 7, which are designed to permanently secure the clamping-plate to the band, are turned outwardly, while the opposite set of band-engaging teeth 20 20 are approximately triangular in shape, extend inwardly, and are designed to be driven through the opposite end of the band in such manner that after passing therethrough said teeth will penetrate the cottonbale and hold the ends of the bands against separation.

It will be observed thatI have provided an exceedingly simple device for accomplishing the securing of a hoop or band to a cask, bucket, or the like, and one which will hold the' staves or parts of the same securely and firmly, while at the same time the size of the band may be adjusted to vessels of varying circumference by pulling the free end of the band through the slot in the plate until the band is sufficiently tight, when the securingteeth may be bent to rigidly hold the ends of the hoop or band.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. The combination with a band, of a device for connecting the ends thereof, said device comprising a plate having enlarged end portions, said end portions being each provided with a slot designed to permit the passage of the ends of the band, and teeth formed on the body of the plate and adapted to penetrate the ends of the band passing through said slots, the construction being such that said ends may be firmly connected, and a bearing-plate adapted to be interposed between the band and a cask or the like to which the band is secured, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination with a band, of a device for connecting the ends thereof to form a hoop, said device comprising a plate having slots formed transversely of the end portions thereof to permit the passage therethrough of the free ends of the band, a plurality of teeth arranged adjacent to each of said slots and designed to penetrate the material of the ends of the band for securing the same, and. a bearing-plate adapted to engage with the plate and slide over the portions of the band engaged by the teeth, substantially as set forth.

3. A device ofthe class described, comprising a plate having enlarged end portions, a slot formed transversely of said end portions, said slot being designed to permit the passage of the end of a band, teeth formed from the material of the plate and adapted to penetrate the material of the ends of the band for connecting said ends with the plate, and a bearing-plate formed with flanges adapted to engage with and fit over the relatively narrow longitudinal edge portions of the main plate and to cover the portions of the teeth extending through the band, substantially as set forth.

4:- The combination with a cask, bale, or the like, of an adjustable clamping-hoop therefor, said hoop comprising a band portion, a clampin -plate provided with a plurality of teeth designed to connect the ends of the band portion; and a bearing-plate adapted to be interposed intermediate the clamping-plate and the cask. substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM P. RICE. 

